Chapter one; High-school Animosity
The story will take place in present time, they're adults, this is a flashback.
I don't own Inuyasha.
"Will you Kagome Higurashi, do me the honor of going to prom with me?" Inuyasha asked teddy bear in hand. He was actually indifferent on whether or not she accepted, he just needed her long enough to get Kikyo jealous, Inuyasha wasn't a bad guy per se, just desperately love sick, and he hadn't befriended the raven haired girl with such intentions, but it seemed evident to everyone that he was over Kikyo, so no one doubted that he just wanted to go to prom with Kagome.
But still when she said "hmmmm" instead of the 'yes Inuyasha YES!' his stomach turned anxiously.
"-Yea sure, I guess" Kagome smiled sheepishly while trying to remain indifferent, she had to keep up some of her walls that this boy so absent mindedly tore down, something in the back of her mind a small voice told her that he had ulterior motives that his ex-girlfriend dating Bankutso had nothing to do with the past few weeks were Inuyasha had taken a 'sudden' interest in her was just coincidence. But she quickly did her best to push those thoughts aside, she hated thinking that way about the boy she so willingly let into her heart. she had to seem less vulnerable then she was. Taking the teddy bear from Inuyasha, he offered his arm to Kagome, and began to escort her to class.
"You know for a second I thought you were going to ask me to bear your children." She joked.
Inuyasha smirked, "Who am I Miroku?"
Kagome finished the last curl in her hair, and pinned back her bangs, she sighed wishing she could've gone to a stylist, but didn't have the money, so she just decided to wing it with her mom's curling iron; it went much better than expected.
-KAGOME! Inuyasha's here!" Her mother abruptly brought her back to reality, as she slipped on her black heels and stood up letting her dress cascade to the floor and swirl around her feet, Her black dress hung down to the floor, with no faults or wrinkles interrupting it. Kagome picked the front of her dress up to avoid steeping on the silky fabric that seemed like it would rip easily.
Kagome made it to the bottom of her staircase, her and her dress in one piece, sending a silent prayer to god that tonight would go well she turned the corner and made her "grand entrance"
Kagome sauntered in whilst striking a pose "Why hello boys!" she said in a faux southern accent, the boys looked up from their phones it was Miroku, and Inuyasha, Miroku was going stag and Inuyasha who had his eyes fixated on Kagome smiled at her joke and walked up to her and landed a kiss on her cheek, Kagome brought her hand to her cheek and smiled inwardly to herself, her words lost somewhere in her throught. "You clean up nice, Kagome"
"Well, I clean up well, Inuyasha."
"Keh whatever"
"And you don't look so bad yourself." Kagome grinned, her half demon did clean up well, very well actually, in his black tux, and his long silver hair pulled into a neat braid.
"Alright, alright! You two love birds, the three of you front yard in front of the garden. It's picture time!" Mrs. Higurashi exclaimed grinning ear to ear. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at the lack of Kagome's dad, she had never brought him up, but the few times she came to their house he assumed her father was at work. "Shouldn't we wait for Mr. Higurashi?" Inuyasha asked, and almost immediately wished he hadn't, Kagome's voice hitched in her through, and her mom made a surprised gasping like noise, "Ehem" Mrs. Higurashi put her hand on an obviously distraught Kagome's shoulder, and faced Inuyasha, her voice never sounding like anything other than understanding and what a mother's voice is expected to sound like, "Inuyasha sweetie, Kagome's father, passed away a few months ago in February," Inuyasha wanted to punch himself, he was beside himself in guilt, he vaguely remembered Kagome missing excessive school that month. "I- I'm sorry, I- uhm I didn't know I'm terribly sorry"
"That's alright Inuyasha, now Picture time!" Mrs. Higurashi exclaimed pulling herself together quickly.
"Wow, the prom committee really came together on this one." Kagome said, awestruck at the gold and black decorations adorning the ceiling, a feeling of happiness overwhelmed at her when she peeked at the grinning half demon beside her, 'this,' she thought 'is exactly how I want to end my senior year' a smile graced her face, and she asked Inuyasha to dance.
They spent the night that way hand in hand, dancing and laughing, Inuyasha slowly stopped thinking about his ex girlfriend all together, and finally they took their seats and waited for their dinners to be served while a slide show of the senior class played in the backround, Miroku in the middle of one of his lecherous tales.
"So then, she spills the food all over me and I'm stuck in between asking her to ta-"
"Uhm excuse me, Inuyasha?" Kikyo interrupted, "Can I talk to you for a minute?"
The timid girl asked, Miroku immediately stared at his plate afraid someone might notice the terribly guilty look on his face, he had grown quite fond of Kagome in these few weeks, and considered her a close friend, more so he knew Inuyasha's intentions, and by the look on Inuyasha's face, he had gotten exactly what he wanted. He was inevitably going to hurt this girl, break her if not wholly just a little bit, you can't not break when someone you trust, breaks that trust.
"Well that's if Kagome doesn't mind?" Kikyo asked smiling at the girl who looked strangely similar to her. "Oh please, go right ahead" Kagome said, not able to look at either Inuyasha or Kikyo, she liked Kikyo just fine, they were neither friends nor enemies. Inuyasha excused himself and walked with Kikyo to a quiet corner elsewhere, Kagome didn't miss the smile graced his features, or the way he gently touched the small of his back as they walked, or ran a hand down her arm as they talked, or how he closed his eyes when they hugged, but then he walked back to their table, sat down and said nothing of the exchange everyone just witnessed, so Kagome allowed herself to hop that he turned her down.
The night went on as expected, and the trio had as expected a great time, Kagome was beside herself with happiness when Inuyasha asked her to meet for coffee the next day.
Kagome decided to dress casual because well it was just coffee and that calls for casual attire.
Walking into the small coffee shop she sat down with her sketchbook, and started to sketch the coffee barista and giggled when she realized just how creepy she would probably seem to anyone else. "Excuse me, is that the infamous Picasso?" Kagome's head snapped up when she recognized Inuyasha's voice, she smiled and patted the spot on the couch next to her signaling for him to sit down, "Hey Kagome I need to talk to you about something" Kagome shifted in her seat anxiously 'is he going to ask me out' she could hardly contain her blush.
"Of course Inuyasha, that's what you do on coffee dates, isn't it?" Inuyasha cringed at the word date, Kagome noticed.
"Listen, uhm last night…."
"Last night Kagome, Kikyo asked me back out, she misses me, and I wanted to talk to you and make sure, you knew we were just friends." Inuyasha rushed the words out, fully aware Kagome thought they were more than 'just friends' he wasn't as oblivious as he'd have you believe. Kagome's breath caught in her throat.
"Inuyasha I have a question"
"Then I have an answer"
"Be honest, were you using me, did you, was I a pawn in your scheme to make her jealous" Kagome asked, knowing the answer to her own question, but she wanted him to admit it, to man up.
"Kagome.. I had no.. I didn't want you to.." Inuyasha stammered through his sentence trying desperately to grasp his composure which flew out the window with her question.
"Save it, you've answered my question, congratulations Inuyasha, you broke a broken girl," with that Kagome got up to leave but a clawed hand grabbed her wrist and stopped her.
"Kagome, please, I still want to be friends.." Inuyasha pleaded.
"Yea well people in hell want ice water" Kagome spat out, with enough ice in her voice supply another ice age.
"Kagome.. Please" Inuyasha tried once more.
"Fat chance Inuyasha, you're a vulture, I was dead inside and you came along and picked what little flesh I had left on my bones, you're nothing to me, if you have just told me from the beginning I might've helped, but to have me fall for you, I'll see you at graduation." She turned to leave but stopped and turned in her tracks,
"Thank you Inuyasha Taisho"
"..For what" Inuyasha asked, the hurt evident in her voice
"For cutting the last tie I had here, now I can seek a greater perhaps, guilt free." And she left.